Phuket Pinoy sports fest underway

PHUKET: The second stage of the four-part “Pinoy Sports Fest 2009” will take place at the QSI International School on Sunday, May 24.

The event which is helping to bring together Phuket’s 850-strong Filipino community is being held over four consecutive Sundays and has attracted some 200 competitors.

The term Pinoy is now commonly used among Filipinos to describe themselves.

Following Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s stunning victory over Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on May 2, Filipino sport pride is currently at a peak. Just like the “Pacman,” this event is hoping to spread a message of peace and unity, albeit at a local Phuket level.

The event was the brainchild of a small religious cell known as ‘the Peacemakers’ from the Phuket Christian Center. The group wished to use sport as a means of uniting Phuket’s Filipino expat community. The series of contests is also being conducted to improve ties to the local Thai community and to help Filipinos become an important part of Phuket society at large.

The first part of the event took place on May 17 and the Pinoy Sports Fest 2009 will conclude on June 7. The event is giving participants the opportunity to compete in badminton, table tennis and chess (both men and women), volleyball (women) and basketball – the most popular sport in the Philippines – for men only.

An awards ceremony will be held on June 14, Philippine Independence Day, when the winners and runners-up will receive prizes.

Phuket tourist decides hotel awning more comfortable than his room

The Phuket Tourist Police have been notified that a tourist had jumped from a building in Rawai and ended up on a steel awning covering the bottom floor today. But that wasn’t, in fact, what had happened.

The local Tourist Police say the owner of the building told staff at the Tourist Assistance Centre that the tourist had checked into the room on February 13.

The tourist didn’t actually jump down from the building but had moved a mattress from his room on to the awning and slept on it (mosquitos!!) He was also drunk and damaged some property inside the room.

The man is a 37 year old Estonian tourist. He was staying at the room with a 25 year old male friend.

Chalong Police have charged them both with being drunk and damaging property. They have said that they will pay for all damages to the owner of the property. They are heading back home on February 26.

500 free helmets handed out to motorbike drivers in Patong

Patong Development Foundation together with Patong Police and Patong Municipality have given 500 helmets to motorbike drivers in Patong today under the campaign ‘Wear your helmet’.

Handing out the 500 helmets to motorbike user in Patong was led by Patong Police Chief Col Anothai Jindamanee, Patong Municipality Chalermluck Kebsup and President of Patong Development Foundation Preechawut ‘Prap’ Keesin.

Col Anothai says, “Many motorbike drivers have been injured and died in road accident. We want 100 percent of motorbike drivers and passengers wearing helmets. ”

“More motorbike riders are now wearing helmets as the number of not wearing helmet charges has been dropping in Patong with better enforcement.”

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